The Kala Lounge

I have been following tiki bar builds here for the last year and a half. First I wanted to thank everyone for the inspirations, ideas, and hope for my own build. When we had to rebuild our garage I decided this is the place. So, this is behind where the 2 cars park and that is my shop space underneath.

turns out this was a lot of work….

I was so tight on space that I couldn’t just go buy cabinet bases so I had to build them. I’m actually quite lazy for an ex-carpenter

Wow doctorexotico ... That looks like it will be a fantastic place when it's done! Talk about a "man cave"! That will be a great escape from the hustle and bustle! What area of the world are you in? Looking forward to seeing more!

Working below…drinking above!

I think this is the one that got me in a little trouble. My wife doesn’t quite share the same enthusiasm for the project as this was originally slated for storage…..and I didn’t tell her it was tiki storage, so when I did the water feature when she was gone….whoops

[ Edited by leevigraham on 2024-12-06 20:37:38 ]

This is in Salt Lake City….i guess I should of stated that in the original post

Great to know! Are there many Tiki bars or similar in that area? I'm from the Northeast in NH and we have a couple but not easy to get to often.

I would say no. Commercially there is a bar called Why Ki Ki but it is more of Amazon party decor and the drinks need a bit of work. Now there may be others but haven’t found any. As far as home bars….i don’t know. I was hoping joining the forum I would find others

Wow what a cool and different sort of space to work with. I love what you've got done.

Inspiration to think a little outside the box. Hoping someday I will have a space to go to town on.

Yes I agree SBJ. I'm just a little jealous, but in a good way. I wish the doctor the best and it is way cool! I'm in an apartment, so my Tiki transformation was very difficult and limited. Someday :-)

I think perhaps your tiki loft is the first featured here, and it is looking great so far. Congrats.

I took a look over at my tiki.life and found one listed in SLC:

https://mytiki.life/home-tiki-bars/brass-monkey-tiki

I need to try and catch up with these peeps! I would love to see some local home tiki bars.

What's better than a home tiki bar? A double decker tiki bar! Can't wait to see what you do with the downstairs.

The downstairs area is just a lounge area and shop. I have curtains that close when people come over so they don’t see that area. Also the black curtain on the wall to the right is motorized that opens if I want to watch the projector tv for a football game or whatever